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• NBA Moving All-Star Game Out Of Charlotte, Cites LGBT Law

  21-07-2016 23:59
  
  CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) – The NBA is moving the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte because of its objections to a North Carolina law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people.
  The league had expressed its opposition to the law known as HB2 since it was enacted in March, and its decision Thursday came shortly after stage legislators revisited the law and chose to leave it largely unchanged.
  “While we recognize that the NBA cannot choose the law in
  
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• Homebuilders Balk At Fees For Affordable Housing

  21-07-2016 23:23
  
  By Suzanne McCarroll
  DENVER (CBS4) The City of Denver is holding its second public meeting to explain its plan to fund affordable housing in the future. Mayor Michael Hancock wants to create a fund dedicated to building, preserving, and rehabilitating 6,000 affordable housing units in the city. The Mayor is proposing raising $150 million over the next 10 years. The plan would be to raise property taxes and assess fees on new construction in order to raise the money.
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• Paxton Lynch, Other Rookies React To Their Madden NFL 17 Ratings

  21-07-2016 22:40
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  The NFL season is nearly upon us as training camps begin for some teams at the end of this week. That means it’s nearly time for the release of one of America’s favorite video games: Madden. Every season, part of the fun of this time of year is finding out what the developers at EA Sports, makers of the Madden NFL series, have decided to “rate” the incoming class of rookies.
  Paxton Lynch (credit: Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
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• Buck’s Appeal: ‘We Must’ Support Donald Trump

  21-07-2016 22:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado has been hotbed for anti-Donald Trump sentiment among its Republicans, but on Thursday one of the state’s most respected conservative Congressman made a plea in his favor.
  U.S. Rep. Ken Buck was the chairman of Ted Cruz’s campaign for president in Colorado. Cruz defeated Trump in the Colorado Republican caucus, and many Colorado delegates who still oppose Trump’s candidacy have been labeled as troublemakers for their disruptive actions during the
  
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• Colorado ‘Still In Play,’ State Campaign Director Says Trump Will Visit Often

  21-07-2016 21:28
  
  CLEVELAND (CBS4) – Presidential nominee Donald Trump has made many appearances in Ohio so far at the Republic National Convention, but the same can’t be said about Colorado.
  In his one and only campaign appearance in the Centennial state this year, Trump blasted Colorado’s delegate selection process.
  At a Colorado delegation breakfast in Cleveland on Wednesday, delegate Dan Green told CBS4 there’s still some bad blood between some Colorado Republicans like him and Trump.
  
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• Cirque Du Soleil Bringing ‘Toruk’ To Denver

  21-07-2016 21:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) For one weekend only, Cirque Du Soleil is bringing the exciting world of “Toruk” to Denver. It’s a brand new kind of show from Cirque Du Soleil and a different experience for audiences.
  The set is simple, flat gray, and unimpressive, until you remember this is a Cirque show. For the first time the acrobatic troupe is relying on lighting and projections to carry the audience into a whole new world.
  (Credit CBS)
  “I would say the main difference is the use of p
  
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• Latest Forecast: Hot With Scattered Storms, Heavy Rain Possible

  21-07-2016 20:48
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – This afternoon and evening will essentially be a repeat of the past few days with a few subtle differences.
  The richest moisture in the monsoon flow has shifted slightly west today so our biggest threat for heavy rain is now over parts of northwest Colorado.But that doesn’t mean we won’t see some locally heavy rain elsewhere. Thunderstorms this time of year move slowly and thus flash flooding is always a risk.
  Dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning i
  
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• No Bids Yet For Broncos Stadium Naming Rights, Deadline Extended Again

  21-07-2016 20:42
  
  By Mark Ackerman
  DENVER (CBS4) – No bidders have stepped forward yet in a bankruptcy court auction for the naming rights for Sports Authority Field at Mile High.
  The company hired to auction off the naming rights, Hilco Streambank, has extended the deadline for bids yet again to Monday at 9:59 p.m.
  A successful bid would secure naming rights for the home of the Broncos through the 2020/2021 season. The Hilco Streambank website says because the naming rights contract dates back to Invesco i
  
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• Cherry Creek Shopping Center To Adopt Parking Fee System

  21-07-2016 20:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Fees for parking at Cherry Creek Shopping Center will go into effect next year.
  That’s according to a news release the mall released on Thursday. A parking system will be implemented at the beginning of the year that they refer to as “Smart Parking.”
  Managers says the system is being set up in an effort to make it easier for shoppers and people who eat at restaurants in the mall to quickly find spaces to park. Cherry Creek Shopping Center General Manager N
  
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• QBs Aside, Broncos Know Denver Starts With D

  21-07-2016 19:41
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – The retirement of Peyton Manning and free-agent departure of Brock Osweiler left the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos with only one proven quarterback — John Elway, the team’s 56-year-old general manager and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  He was around when the Broncos last went through a similar transition — at least to get his Super Bowl ring when he retired after the 1998 season — and watched the remnants of his
  
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• 23-Year-Old Golfer Is Colorado’s First Lightning Strike Death Of The Year

  21-07-2016 19:26
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – A young man became the first victim to deadly lightning strikes in Colorado this year.
  Friends are shaken up over the sudden loss of 23-year-old Peter Hawkes. He is from the east coast and came to Colorado to attend school at CU.
  He was golfing Tuesday at the Indian Tree Golf Course, on a distant part of the course with another player, when a storm quickly rolled in.
  “It was dark skies, dark clouds,” said Eugene Lucero, who was at the course rig
  
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• First Lady, James Corden Hit The Road For ‘Carpool Karaoke’

  21-07-2016 18:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It was a musical joyride for Michelle Obama as she joined James Corden for a “Carpool Karaoke” session that aired Wednesday on the late-night host’s CBS show.
  The first lady and Corden didn’t go far — security demanded that they stick to the driveway on the White House property. But that didn’t mean they couldn’t belt out Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” and Beyonce’s “Single
  
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• Fantasy Football 2016: Top 10 Quarterbacks

  21-07-2016 18:44
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  The advent of NFL training camps is almost upon us as rookies begin to report at the end of this week. With the return of football comes the return of our favorite form of legal sports betting, fantasy football. As you scour the internet for the latest news and rankings getting ready for your league’s draft, we’ll be providing you lists of the top fantasy prospects by position for this season. We’ll begin with the most important position on the field and likely on
  
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• Colorado Navy Vet Pushes For Third Gender Option On U.S. Passport

  21-07-2016 18:40
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Navy veteran from Colorado who does not identify as male or female is pushing the U.S. government to allow for a third gender option or get rid of gender designators altogether on passports, highlighting the argument that forms on the state and federal level have been slow to include other identities even as gender becomes less defined.
  A federal judge considering a legal challenge brought by Dana Zzyym (pronounced Zimm) urged the State Department on Wednesday to settl
  
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• Woman’s Death Raises Concerns Over Welfare Checks On Inmates

  21-07-2016 18:29
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — An investigation into the death of a Boulder County Jail inmate has found deputies failed to conduct welfare checks on the woman as frequently as they should have.
  Stephanie Anderson died May 27, one day after she was booked into the jail on suspicion of theft. The Boulder County Coroner’s Office determined Anderson died of natural causes related to an existing heart condition.
  A report of the investigation released Wednesday says some inmates reported
  
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• ‘Drive-By Shooting’ Appears To Have Been Self-Inflicted

  21-07-2016 17:40
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police are saying a drive-by shooting that injured one person in Denver Thursday morning was accidental.
  The victim was in a vehicle at approximately 3 a.m. in the 2900 block of West Wesley Avenue when a gunshot to the leg caused minor injuries.
  It was originally reported as a drive-by shooting, with a suspect vehicle of a white sedan.
  Later in the morning, though, Denver police said further investigation revealed that the shooting appeared to be self-inflict
  
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• TSA: More Weapons Being Found In Carry-On Luggage

  21-07-2016 16:57
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4) – In the first two weeks of July, TSA officers found 113 firearms inside carry-on luggage at airports across the country.
  As part of the agency’s routine reports on the number of weapons it discovers, the TSA said 93 of those firearms were loaded and 38 of them had a round chambered.
  Carrie Harmon, spokesperson for the TSA in Denver, shared statistics that show Denver International Airport is consistently among the top 10 airports for gun catche
  
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• Latest Forecast: More Heavy Rain & Storms Possible Today

  21-07-2016 16:01
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – We’re starting to sound a bit like a broken record in the Weather Center. Once again, we’re looking at the possibility of storms to roll through that could bring very heavy rain. Today, some of those storms could once again turn severe for the Denver area and east. The foothills and Palmer Divide area could get some bigger storms as well. Heavy rain will once again raise flash flooding concerns, please be extra careful if you get a big storm to
  
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• ‘At Least 1’ Injured In I-25 Crash That Shut Down Interstate

  21-07-2016 15:46
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A crash on northbound Interstate 25 shut down travel for several hours south of Denver early Thursday morning.
  It began at 2 a.m. with a two-car crash on I-25 at mile marker 164, near the East Greenland Road exit. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said the airbags deployed and the highway was closed.
  Shortly after, another crash occurred on I-25 at mile marker 164, closing northbound lanes at County Line Road. Colorado State Patrol of Castle Rock said alco
  
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• 9 Broncos questions for training camp

  21-07-2016 15:35
  
  Rookies report back Tuesday. Veterans check in Wednesday. The Denver Broncos will gather to begin the next phase of their Super Bowl defense and post-Peyton era with their first training camp practice at 9 a.m. Thursday.       
  
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• 1 Injured In Drive By Shooting, Police Search For Vehicle

  21-07-2016 15:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – One person was injured Thursday morning in Denver in a drive by shooting between vehicles.
  It happened at approximately 3 a.m. in the 2900 block of West Wesley Avenue. Police said the victim was also in a vehicle when shot, and suffered minor injuries from being hit in the leg.
  The suspect vehicle is described as a white four door sedan. There is no suspect description.
  
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• Everyone Safe After Fire Destroys Boulder Home

  21-07-2016 15:04
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A two-alarm fire destroyed a home in Boulder early Thursday morning, but the people inside are OK.
  It began around 5 a.m. at 1714 Pine Street. The fire was ruled under control by 6 a.m.
  There is currently no known cause of the fire.
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• RTD Lines Impacted For Second Day Due To Gas Leak

  21-07-2016 15:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A gas main break in Denver Wednesday morning continued to disrupt morning commuters Thursday.
  Xcel crews were again on scene at 16th Street and California Street Thursday after spending much of Wednesday working on the issue.
  RTD alerted riders of Thursday service disruptions due to the leak. The D, F, and H lines end at the Convention Center Station, and bus shuttles will transport people between there and the 20th & Welton Station.
  The D service line continued to
  
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• Homicide Investigation Underway After Man Fatally Shot In Aurora

  21-07-2016 14:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man shot early Thursday morning at an apartment complex in Aurora died from his injuries.
  Police received calls shortly before 1 a.m. about shots fired at the Viridian at the Gardens on Havana apartment complex, near South Havana Street and East Mississippi Avenue.
  When officers arrived on scene, they found an adult male in a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
  Detectives are investigating the
  
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• Firefighter Safety A Top Priority As Beaver Creek Fire Continues To Burn

  21-07-2016 06:31
  
  WALDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A wildfire that started a month ago near Walden in northern Colorado continues to burn and create headaches for fire managers.
  The battle against the 25,000 acre Beaver Creek Fire has cost nearly $12 million so far, and crews say the large number of beetle-kill trees continue to make their jobs difficult.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It’s dangerous before it burns and even more dangerous, as you can imagine, after the fire goes through and weakens those trees further,&
  
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• Police Search For Owner Of Illegal Pet Lemur After Attack

  21-07-2016 05:51
  
  NEDERLAND, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Nederland are looking for the owner of an illegal pet lemur who bit a girl.
  The unusual animal attack took place on Wednesday afternoon on East First Street.
  The girl, a 2 year old, wasn’t seriously hurt.
  (credit: Matt Sebastian/Daily Camera)
  Daily Camera photographer Matt Sebastian captured a photo of two men with a lemur recently, but it’s unclear if that was the lemur responsible for the bite.
  Police Chief Paul Carrill told the Daily Camer
  
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• Skater Bashes Exotic Car’s Windshield After Collision

  21-07-2016 05:24
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – More than 2.5 million people have watched a video of a skateboarder bashing the windshield of an exotic car on Sunday in Denver’s Lower Highlands neighborhood.
  And many of the viewers say the skater was in the right.
  The video shows the driver of an orange McLaren 570S roll through a stop sign and into the crosswalk.
  (credit: YouTube)
  Witnesses say the car knocked a skateboarder to the ground and then honked at him.
  An image of the damaged windshield (cre
  
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• 40 Years After Viking’s Mars Mission, Impact Still Being Felt

  21-07-2016 05:02
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – Lockheed Martin is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Viking lander.
  Viking 1 was the first spacecraft to land on Mars, and it has influenced almost every mission to the red planet since.
  “They were going to a place no one had ever been before, through an atmosphere and environment that no one had ever sampled or understood,” said Tim Priser, deputy manager for the Mars InSight lander, the next scheduled mission to Mars.
  Priser works in the same b
  
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• Delegates Boo Ted Cruz After He Does Not Endorse Donald Trump

  21-07-2016 04:15
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Undercutting calls for Republican unity, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz stubbornly withheld his endorsement from Donald Trump Wednesday night as he addressed the GOP convention, instead encouraging Americans to “vote your conscience” in November.
  Delegates on the floor implored Cruz to back the nominee, chanting Trump’s name, then erupting in a chorus of boos when he ignored their pleas.
  “Vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our f
  
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• Avalanche, Forward Mikhail Grigorenko Agree To 1-Year Deal

  21-07-2016 03:18
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche agreed to a one-year deal with forward Mikhail Grigorenko on Wednesday.
  The 22-year-old Grigorenko had six goals and 21 assists in 74 games for Colorado last season. He was selected by Buffalo in the second round of the 2012 draft and traded to Colorado on June 26, 2015, as part of the deal that sent Ryan O’Reilly to the Sabres.
  Grigorenko is from Khabarovsk, Russia, and helped his country to three medals at the world junior championships: silver
  
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• 4 Years Later, Fundraising For Aurora Memorial Continues

  21-07-2016 03:13
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Four years after 12 people were killed at an Aurora movie theater, the effort for a permanent memorial to the victims is more than halfway to its goal.
  (credit: CBS)
  The 7/20 Memorial Foundation has been asking for donations through moving appeals like an internet video narrated by a sister of one of those who died.
  Megan Sullivan lost her brother Alex. Now she and others are trying to raise funds to build a memorial here.
  “On July 20, 2012, m
  
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• Beer Truck Flips On Ramp Over Interstate

  21-07-2016 02:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The southbound lanes of Interstate 25 were closed for a short time Wednesday evening after a truck carrying beer cans overturned on a ramp over the highway.
  (credit: CBS)
  The ramp was from eastbound Interstate 70 to northbound I-25.
  (credit: CBS)
  Hundreds of cans of beer spilled onto the highway.
  (credit: CBS)
  No one was hurt in the crash.
  
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• Broncos Single-Game Tickets Go On Sale Next Week

  21-07-2016 02:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A limited number of tickets for this year’s home Denver Broncos games will go on sale next week.
  Most of the single-game tickets that will be made available will be single seats only, and they will vary drastically in price.
  Half price tickets will also be going onsale. The operating agreement for the Broncos stadium mandates that 2,000 half-price tickets go onsale for each game played there.
  The tickets will be available on Ticketmaster starting at 2 p.m. on July 28.
  
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• Federal Judge Urges U.S. To Grant Gender Neutral Passport

  21-07-2016 01:55
  
  DENVER (AP) – A federal judge on Wednesday urged the State Department to give a gender neutral passport to a Colorado Navy veteran who does not identify being male or female in a case that’s the first of its kind in the United States.
  U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson also suggested he might issue an order forcing the government to do so if it does not successfully negotiate a settlement to the legal challenge by Dana Zzyym, who was denied a passport for refusing to check “
  
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• Little Change in the Forecast: Late Storms and 90s to Continue

  21-07-2016 01:44
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – A sunny start to Wednesday gave way to increasing clouds and gathering storms once again. Before that happened the airport did reach an official high of 94 as downtown came in with a high of 92. Tonight the storms will end and skies will clear with a low in the low 60s. For Thursday – very little change, as – like clockwork – the clouds will increase and the storms will form just as we reach our high in the mid 90s. Friday sees very little cha
  
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• Latest Forecast: Little Change in the Forecast: Late Storms and 90s to Continue

  21-07-2016 01:44
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – A sunny start to Wednesday gave way to increasing clouds and gathering storms once again.Before that happened the airport did reach an official high of 94 as downtown came in with a high of 92.Tonight the storms will end and skies will clear with a low in the low 60s.For Thursday – very little change, as – like clockwork – the clouds will increase and the storms will form just as we reach our high in the mid 90s.Friday sees very little change i
  
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• Anchor Center To Host Volunteers For Day Of Service

  21-07-2016 01:21
  
  By Libby Smith
  DENVER (CBS4) The Anchor Center for Blind Children is among the 69 organizations signed-up to host volunteers for Xcel Energy’s Day of Service.
  Day of Service at Anchor Center for Blind Children 2014 (Credit Xcel Energy)
  “It is critical for Anchor Center to have volunteers,” said Frances Owens, Community Relations Manager for Anchor Center for Blind Children.
  “We’re one of the very, very few schools like this, and so we are constantly having to fundra
  
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• 7/20 Memorial Fundraiser

  21-07-2016 01:14
  
  On 7/20/2012, twelve families were devastated by a senseless act of violence at an Aurora theater. Funds are needed to create a permanent memorial to honor lost loved ones, courageous survivors, brave heroes and the resilient Aurora Community.
  
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• 112 JeffCo Drivers Ticketed During ‘Move Over’ Enforcement

  21-07-2016 01:11
  
  By Andrea Flores
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – Arvada police are reminding motorists to “move over” for emergency vehicles.
  “Everybody needs to either move over, and if they can’t, either due to weather or traffic conditions, then they’re obliged to slow down,” Detective David Snelling with Arvada Police said of the “Move Over” law.
  But Wednesday, as one vehicle after the other failed to move over, officers like Chris Steiner laid down the law.
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• 112 Drivers Ticketed During ‘Move Over’ Enforcement

  21-07-2016 01:11
  
  By Andrea Flores
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – Arvada police are reminding motorists to “move over” for emergency vehicles.
  “Everybody needs to either move over, and if they can’t, either due to weather or traffic conditions, then they’re obliged to slow down,” Detective David Snelling with Arvada Police said of the “Move Over” law.
  But Wednesday, as one vehicle after the other failed to move over, officers like Chris Steiner laid down the law.
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• 112 Drivers In JeffCo Ticketed During ‘Move Over’ Enforcement

  21-07-2016 01:11
  
  By Andrea Flores
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – Arvada police are reminding motorists to “move over” for emergency vehicles.
  “Everybody needs to either move over, and if they can’t, either due to weather or traffic conditions, then they’re obliged to slow down,” Detective David Snelling with Arvada Police said of the “Move Over” law.
  But Wednesday, as one vehicle after the other failed to move over, officers like Chris Steiner laid down the law.
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• Former Denver Fire Captain Files Suit, Claims Gender Discrimination

  21-07-2016 01:00
  
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4) – A former Denver Fire Department captain has filed a federal lawsuit claiming she was the target of gender discrimination which ultimately led to her 2015 firing.
  Colley Fisher, who was with the department for 23 years, said in her 23-page lawsuit, “For decades, DFD has made its ranks unwelcome to women.”
  Colley Fisher (credit: Colley Fisher)
  The document obtained by CBS4 recounts a litany of incidents in which Fisher says she was treated unfairly
  
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• Jorge De La Rosa Gives Up 9 Runs In Rockies 11-3 Loss To Rays

  21-07-2016 00:59
  
  DENVER (AP) – Chris Archer struck out 11 over six innings for his first win since June 6, Tim Beckham had a career-high five hits and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Colorado Rockies 11-3 on Wednesday.
  Evan Longoria kept up his hot hitting with two doubles as the Rays took two of three to capture their first road series since June 6-8 at Arizona. Longoria turned in a big series with two doubles, two triples, a homer and five RBIs.
  Archer (5-13) allowed two runs and four hits to halt a slide in
  
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• Man Killed By Lightning Strike At Golf Course

  21-07-2016 00:34
  
  By Tom Mustin
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – A man was killed after getting struck by lightning on a golf course Tuesday evening.
  Golfer Gene Lucero described Tuesday’s deadly storm that hammered the Indian Tree Golf Club in Arvada.
  “There were about four strikes we had seen,” Lucero told CBS4’s Tom Mustin. “I saw a bolt of lightning that was right where the golf course is located.”
  The fast-moving storm caught golfers by surprise. Sources confirm two 23-year-ol
  
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• This Week’s Full Moon Goes By Several Names

  21-07-2016 00:04
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – July’s full moon appeared in Colorado overnight Tuesday, and could be seen lingering over the mountains Wednesday morning.
  This time of year, the full moon is called the Full Buck Moon. July is typically the month when male deer begin growing their antlers, sprouting in coatings of velvety fur.
  July’s full moon is also referred to as the Full Thunder Moon, due to the thunderstorm season being at its height. Another name was the Full Hay Moon.
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